diff --git a/.changeset/friendly-owls-stare.md b/.changeset/friendly-owls-stare.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d75ff0b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/friendly-owls-stare.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@hyperlane-xyz/core': minor
+---
+
+Fixed misuse of aggregation hook funds for relaying messages by making sure msg.value is adequate and refunding if excess.
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/hooks/aggregation/StaticAggregationHook.sol b/solidity/contracts/hooks/aggregation/StaticAggregationHook.sol
index 5146ca2c02..a8e6fc7acd 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/hooks/aggregation/StaticAggregationHook.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/hooks/aggregation/StaticAggregationHook.sol
@@ -13,11 +13,23 @@ pragma solidity >=0.8.0;
  @@@@@@@@@       @@@@@@@@@
 @@@@@@@@@       @@@@@@@@*/
 
+// ============ Internal Imports ============
+import {StandardHookMetadata} from "../libs/StandardHookMetadata.sol";
+import {Message} from "../../libs/Message.sol";
+import {TypeCasts} from "../../libs/TypeCasts.sol";
 import {AbstractPostDispatchHook} from "../libs/AbstractPostDispatchHook.sol";
 import {IPostDispatchHook} from "../../interfaces/hooks/IPostDispatchHook.sol";
 import {MetaProxy} from "../../libs/MetaProxy.sol";
 
+// ============ External Imports ============
+import {Address} from "@openzeppelin/contracts/utils/Address.sol";
+
 contract StaticAggregationHook is AbstractPostDispatchHook {
+    using Message for bytes;
+    using TypeCasts for bytes32;
+    using StandardHookMetadata for bytes;
+    using Address for address payable;
+
     // ============ External functions ============
 
     /// @inheritdoc IPostDispatchHook
@@ -32,16 +44,29 @@ contract StaticAggregationHook is AbstractPostDispatchHook {
     ) internal override {
         address[] memory _hooks = hooks(message);
         uint256 count = _hooks.length;
+        uint256 valueRemaining = msg.value;
         for (uint256 i = 0; i < count; i++) {
             uint256 quote = IPostDispatchHook(_hooks[i]).quoteDispatch(
                 metadata,
                 message
             );
+            require(
+                valueRemaining >= quote,
+                "StaticAggregationHook: insufficient value"
+            );
 
             IPostDispatchHook(_hooks[i]).postDispatch{value: quote}(
                 metadata,
                 message
             );
+
+            valueRemaining -= quote;
+        }
+
+        if (valueRemaining > 0) {
+            payable(metadata.refundAddress(message.senderAddress())).sendValue(
+                valueRemaining
+            );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/solidity/test/hooks/AggregationHook.t.sol b/solidity/test/hooks/AggregationHook.t.sol
index a37b20f1a1..bbd403ce33 100644
--- a/solidity/test/hooks/AggregationHook.t.sol
+++ b/solidity/test/hooks/AggregationHook.t.sol
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ pragma solidity ^0.8.13;
 
 import {Test} from "forge-std/Test.sol";
 
+import {Message} from "../../contracts/libs/Message.sol";
+import {TypeCasts} from "../../contracts/libs/TypeCasts.sol";
 import {StaticAggregationHook} from "../../contracts/hooks/aggregation/StaticAggregationHook.sol";
 import {StaticAggregationHookFactory} from "../../contracts/hooks/aggregation/StaticAggregationHookFactory.sol";
 import {TestPostDispatchHook} from "../../contracts/test/TestPostDispatchHook.sol";
 import {IPostDispatchHook} from "../../contracts/interfaces/hooks/IPostDispatchHook.sol";
 
 contract AggregationHookTest is Test {
+    using TypeCasts for address;
+
     StaticAggregationHookFactory internal factory;
     StaticAggregationHook internal hook;
 
@@ -72,6 +76,55 @@ contract AggregationHookTest is Test {
         hook.postDispatch{value: _msgValue}("", message);
     }
 
+    function test_postDispatch_refundsExcess(
+        uint8 _hooks,
+        bytes calldata body
+    ) public {
+        uint256 fee = PER_HOOK_GAS_AMOUNT;
+        address[] memory hooksDeployed = deployHooks(_hooks, fee);
+        uint256 requiredValue = hooksDeployed.length * fee;
+        uint256 overpaidValue = requiredValue + 1000;
+
+        vm.prank(address(this));
+
+        uint256 initialBalance = address(this).balance;
+
+        bytes memory message = Message.formatMessage(
+            1,
+            0,
+            1,
+            address(this).addressToBytes32(),
+            2,
+            address(this).addressToBytes32(),
+            body
+        );
+        hook.postDispatch{value: overpaidValue}("", message);
+
+        assertEq(address(hook).balance, 0);
+        assertEq(address(this).balance, initialBalance - requiredValue);
+    }
+
+    function testPostDispatch_preventsUsingContractFunds(
+        uint8 _hooks,
+        bytes calldata body
+    ) public {
+        uint256 fee = PER_HOOK_GAS_AMOUNT;
+        deployHooks(_hooks, fee);
+        vm.assume(_hooks > 0);
+
+        vm.prank(address(this));
+
+        uint256 additionalFunds = 1 ether;
+        vm.deal(address(hook), additionalFunds);
+
+        bytes memory message = abi.encodePacked("hello world");
+
+        vm.expectRevert("StaticAggregationHook: insufficient value");
+        hook.postDispatch{value: 0}("", message);
+
+        assertEq(address(hook).balance, additionalFunds);
+    }
+
     function testQuoteDispatch(uint8 _hooks) public {
         uint256 fee = PER_HOOK_GAS_AMOUNT;
         address[] memory hooksDeployed = deployHooks(_hooks, fee);
@@ -94,4 +147,6 @@ contract AggregationHookTest is Test {
         deployHooks(1, 0);
         assertEq(hook.hookType(), uint8(IPostDispatchHook.Types.AGGREGATION));
     }
+
+    receive() external payable {}
 }